Obama's daunting Middle East challenge (Part II)
NEW YORK: After eight years of misguided policy by the Bush administration in the Middle East, the time is overdue for an enlightened strategy to tackle the region's woes. This…
Train drivers demand promised pay raise, threaten to strike
CAIRO: Train drivers are threatening to strike unless the Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) puts into an effect an increase in an incentive payment promised to them.Some 50 train drivers assembled…
Six percent increase in Egyptian students studying in the US
CAIRO: The number of Egyptian students studying in the United States in the 2007-2008 academic year reached 1,776, a six percent increase from the previous year, according to the "Open…
Endowments minister says 'no' to face veil
CAIRO: The Egyptian Ministry for Religious Endowments has weighed into the debate on whether a Muslim woman should wear a face veil with a book arguing that it is not…
Jesuit seminars aim to answer existential questions
CAIRO: A five-seminar program is due to be held at the Humanities Center of the Jesuit Cultural Center in Cairo from Nov. 22 to Dec. 31. The program includes several…
Egypt July-Sept GDP growth slows to 5.8 pct-report
CAIRO: The Egyptian economy grew at an annualized rate of 5.8 percent in the three months to the end of September, the lowest quarterly rate in at least two years,…
Stock index falls to a new three-year low
CAIRO: The benchamrk Egyptian stock index tumbled 2.6 percent to a fresh three-year low on Wednesday as foreign investors and institutions continued to dump big caps including Orascom Construction Industries.The…
Ghali condemns lashing sentence
CAIRO: President of the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, strongly condemned lashing as a form of punishment, deeming it "a violation of international law. "We need to…